# Countryside Access Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 11: False statements


(1) A person who, for the purposes of obtaining for himself or any other person any aid under regulation 7, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) Proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) may be brought within a period of 6 months from the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the Department to justify proceedings came to its knowledge.
(4) A certificate purporting to be signed for the purposes of paragraph (3) on behalf of the Department shall be conclusive evidence of the date on which evidence sufficient to justify proceedings came to the knowledge of the Department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/213/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-access-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-11
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